What’s Inside
Written By Carol Kendrick
Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome!
National Park Tour Logistics
Fun Facts
Western Music and Cowboys
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Western Words or Sayings
Common Sayings Origins
Groups & Organizations
National Park Service
Other Federal Agencies
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Civilian Conservation Corps
Black Americans in the U.S. West
Overview
The U.S. Military
Colorado
South Dakota
Utah
Wyoming
Native Americans
A History of Conflict
Treaties of Fort Laramie
A Western Native American Timeline
Native Americans of Note in the Struggle for the West
Plains Indians and Customs
Tipis
Battles and Events of Note
Arapaho
Cheyenne
Nez Perce and Chief Joseph
Blackfeet
Sacagawea
Shoshone
Sioux
Native American Status Today
Transportation in the West
The Pony Express
Stagecoach Riding and Rules
Railroads
Roads in the U.S.
Western Legends & People of Note
George Armstrong Custer
Black Bart
Kid Curry
Frederick Benteen
Calamity Jane
Jim Bridger
Butch Cassidy
“Buffalo Bill” Cody
John Colter
Wyatt Earp
Mary Fields
“Wild Bill” Hickok
Jesse James
Black Jack Ketchum
Billy The Kid
Sheriff Pat Garrett
John Lee and Lee’s Ferry
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Zebulon Pike
Theodore Roosevelt
Animals
Bears
Beaver
Bison
Coyote
Rocky Mountain Goat
Deer
Elk
Marmot
Pika
Moose
Prairie Dog
Porcupine
Pronghorn Antelope
Wolves
Birds
Bald Eagle
Canada Geese
Clark’s Nutcracker
Crow
Magpie
Mountain Blue Bird
Osprey
Peregrine Falcon
Raven
Red Tailed Hawk
Sandhill Crane
Steller’s Jay
Trees
Ponderosa Pine
Lodgepole Pine
Quaking Aspen
Juniper
Las Vegas to Salt Lake City
Towns Between Las Vegas and Cedar City
Cedar City, Utah
Towns Between Cedar City and Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Utah Capitol Building
Temple Square Area
The Great Salt Lake
Bonneville Salt Flats
Promontory Point
Utah Liquor Laws
Salt Lake City to Jackson
Logan, UT and Area
Bear Lake
Cache Valley, UT
Old Ephraim Grizzly Bear Tale
Garden City, UT
Towns between Bear Lake, UT and Jackson, WY
Oregon Trail Center
Jackson, WY
Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park
Outer Loop Logistics
Inner Loop Sites
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Logistics
Historical and Park Overview
Drive Times & Distances
Yellowstone Interesting FactsGeology
Notable Name Origins in Yellowstone
Yellowstone Caldera & Volcano
Birds of Yellowstone
Plants & Flowers of Yellowstone
Trees of Yellowstone
Fires in Yellowstone
Yellowstone Lower Loop
Lower Loop Overview
South Entrance to Grant
Grant Village Area
West Thumb and Yellowstone Lake
West Thumb to Fishing Bridge
Lake Hotel Area
Fishing Bridge Area
Hayden Valley – Fishing Bridge to Canyon
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Fishing Bridge to the East Entrance
Canyon Area
Canyon to Norris
Norris to Madison
West Entrance to Madison
Madison to Old Faithful Area
Old Faithful Area
Old Faithful Area to West Thumb
Yellowstone Upper Loop
Upper Loop Overview
North Entrance Area
Mammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs to Norris
Mammoth Hot Springs to Tower-Roosevelt
Lamar Valley
Cooke City, Montana
Tower-Roosevelt to Canyon
Billings Area
Billings, Montana
Battle of Little Bighorn National Monument
The Oregon Trail
Oregon Trail Overview
Wagon Trains and Wagons
Western Wyoming
Pahaska Tepee
Smith Mansion
Cody, WY
Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum Complex
Heart Mountain & Japanese Relocation Center
Cody to Sheridan via the Bighorn Mountains
Bighorn Mountains
Deadwood Area
Deadwood
People of Note in Deadwood
Homestake Gold Mine
Tatanka – The Story of the Bison
Spearfish
Spearfish Canyon
Central Wyoming
Buffalo, WY
Crazy Woman Creek
Devil’s Tower National Monument
Sundance, WY and the Sun Dance
Fort Phil Kearney State Historic Site
Johnson County Wars
Sheridan, WY
U Cross Ranch
Gillette, WY
Wyodak Open Pit Coal Mine
Rapid City Area
Badlands National Park
Black Hills Jewelry
Crazy Horse Monument
Custer, SD
Custer State Park
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Rapid City, SD
Wall Drug (Wall, SD)
Wind Cave National Park
Eastern Wyoming & the Rapid City to Denver Corridor
Logistics
Edgemont, SD
Lusk, WY
Torrington, WY
Fort Laramie, WY
Oregon Trail Ruts at Deep Rut Hill / Register Cliff
Cheyenne, WY
Francis Warren Air Force Base
Wyoming State Capitol
Wyoming Welcome Center
Little America Hotels
Cheyenne to Denver Corridor
Big Thompson Canyon
Loveland, CO
Boulder, CO
Estes Park
Longmont, CO
Lyons, CO
Rocky Mountain National Park & Denver
Rocky Mountain National Park
Denver
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